/oss/taxonomy/term/577/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-history/first-consumer-activist <p>So you are worried about aspartame or a little Red #3 in your food? You know what you would have to worry about back in the early years of the 19<sup>th</sup> century? A little strychnine in the beer.  A touch of mercuric sulfide in the candy.  A sprinkling of red lead in the cayenne pepper!   </p> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:17:31 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9575 at /oss /oss/article/drugs-news/crooked-chemist <p>34-year-old Annie Dookhan was labeled the “most productive” chemist in the Hinton State Laboratory Institute in Boston which tests drugs seized in police raids. According to numerous reports she tested far more samples than any other chemist. Eventually her coworkers began to question and scrutinize her work.</p> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:35:23 +0000 Alexandra Pires-Ménard, OSS Intern 1828 at /oss